HOME INTERESTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1751, 13 June 1885, Page 27

HOME INTERESTS.

Mincbd Veal. — Take some remnants of roast veal, trim off all brown or hardened portions, and chop it finaty. Fry a little chopped onion in butter ; wheu it ia a light straw colour add a scant tablespoonful of flour, a little stock, and then the chopped meat with chopped parsley, pepper, salt, and nutmeg to taate; mix well ; add more stock if neceeaary, and let the minco gradually heat by the side of the fire. When quite hot Btir into it, off the fire, a yolk of an egg and the jwieo of a lnrr.on strained and bititeo up together. Servo with sippets of bread fried in buftor round it it, and three or four poached egg« on the top. Savoury Omkmttk —Beat up three or four epg^ with ova drß'-ertspoonful nf parley very finely minced, half a olovo or shallot, also finely minced, pepper nnd salt to taste. Put a pipco of butter the size of an egg into a fryingpan ; aa coon as ifc is melted pour in the om -lotle mixture, and, holding the handle of tha pan with one band, stir the omelette with the other by means of a opoon. The moment it bpgins to net, caape stirring, but keep shaking the pan for a minute or so ; then with the spoon double up the omelette, and keep shaking the pan until one side of the omelette haß become a polden colour, and it ia ready. Pancakes. — Mix a pint of milk with as much flour as will make a thin batrer, add a liqueur glaßs of pale brandy, a little grated nutmeg, and a pinch of saJt; then add four fgsya, and beat all together till quite smooth. Warm a perfectly clean email fryiogpan, put into it a piece of butter the size of a cobuut, and aa uoon as, by tilting the pan, the butter his been m;ida to spread all over the pan. pnur into it a ladleful of the batter ; again tilt tha pun quickly so as to spread tha battsr evenly all over it, and' directly the batter is well set run a knife round the pancake and turn it over for a minute ; then roll it up and put it in tho screen or in the oven to keep hot while tho next pancake is cooked in the same manner ; serve on a napkin with lemon quartois an a garnish. By using lard instead of butter fcbia process of frying pancakes is rendered somewhat pof-ior.

Chek&k Sandwiches. — Take one hardboiloct i£g, one quarter pound common cheese grated, half a teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of pepper, half a teaspoonful of mustard s half a te,n f» •• s f.i! -■? sugar, one tableepoonfnl of melted butter, and one tablespoonful of vinegar or cold water. Take the yolk of the egg and put iy l-M.n ?, small bowl and crumble down, put iufco it tho butter and mix it smooth with a spoon, then add the Bait, pepper, sugar, mustard, and the cheese, mixing each well. Then put in the tabioapoonful of vinegar, which will make it the proper thickness, If vinegar ia not relished, then use cold water instead. Spread thi3 between two biscuits or pieces of bread.

Palpation of the Heabt. — A French physician announces that distressing or excessive palpation of the heart can always bo am>9ted by bending double, the head down and the hands hanging, so as to produce a temporary congestion of the upper portion of the body. In nearly every JDBtanoa of nervou3 or anemic palpitation the heart immediately resumes its natural function. If the movements of respiration are arrested during this action, the effect is still more rapid.

Laubie Podding —Of the oevoral cookery recipes I have had sent to me I have tried an economical pudding with great success. My correspondent calls it " Laurie Pudding," We had it for lunch last Sunday, when several young people partook of it, and pronounr"^ ;t; t excellent when hot. It was made thus : Halfpound bread crumbs, quarter pound auet chipped fine, two ounces coarse sugar, a little grated lemon peel and fcwo tablewpoonsful of treacle, two eprga well beaten. Stir the whole wall together and boil in a buttered mould for three hours. It turned out firmly and well, and looked somewhat like a fig pudding. Although toy kind frieuii and correspondent tells roe thai; sp-uce is unnecessary with this pudding, I must confess that wo indulged in the following addition to it, which added to it 3 appreciation : Two eggs well beaten, and mixed with two wineglasses of sherry, made not, wh'plced well together till the whole ia in a froth. This was perhaps a littia extravagance, but as luncheon does not uaually mean a heavy substantial meal, I thought, it was justifiable, aaa my youns lorors of a^c-et ihrnga declared

it was the " very most delicious treacle pudding " they had over oar™.

HK4UNG PHOrEHIIEa OF WATKE.

Thoro is no roiue-Jv of «uch general applica(.icn and uona co Rpsiiv afcttiiaabto as water, aud yet nine persona in ten will pate it by in an emergnncy to pock iot something of less t-ffioacy. There fuo but fow casas of illness whero water should not ocoupy tho highest place as a remedial agent. A strip of fUnnel or a napkin folded lengthwise and wrung out of hot water and applied around tho neck of a child that has croup will usually bring relief in leu minutes. A iowsl folded Bovoral timos and quickly wrung out of hob water and applied ovav tha seat of tho pain in toothache or neuralgia will generally afford prompt relief. Thia treatment in colic works like magic. Wo have known caaea that bavo resisted other treatment for hours yield to thia in ton minutes. There ia nothing that will so promptly cut short a congestion of tho lungs, sore throat, or rheumatism as hot water whon applied promptly and thoroughly. Pieces of cotton batting dipped in hot water, and kept applied to all aores and new cuts, bmises and sprains, ie tha treatment now generally adopted in ho3pitils. Sprained anklo has beon cured in an hour by showering it with hot watar, poured from a height of ten feet.

Tepid water acs promptly aa an emetic, and hot w»ter taken troely half an hour before bedtime is tho best of cathartic 3in tho case of coustipation, while it haa a most soothing effect on tho stomach and bowels. This treatment continued for a few months, with proper attention lo diet, will alleviate any case of dyspepsia.